As David Cameron prepares to give his closing speech at the Conservative party conference, a new ComRes poll for ITV News suggests the public are dismissive of his party's record in government, especially on flagship NHS and immigration policies.

David Cameron at the Conservative party conference. Credit: Isabel Infantes/EMPICS Entertainment

The poll found that, two thirds of Britons think that the Conservatives handling of immigration has been bad for Britain, while 57% think the same of the party’s management of the NHS.

When asked if the government's policy on immigration was good or bad for the country:

65% Bad

8% Good

18% Neither good nor bad

On the Conservative's overall management of the NHS, those questioned said:

A third of voters in 40 marginal seats would consider voting for Ukip at the next general election but over half said they would next cast their ballot for the eurosceptic party, a new ComRes poll for ITV News suggests.

Ukip leader Nigel Farage Credit: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

In the event of a coalition government after the next election, voters would prefer the Liberal Democrats to Ukip as the junior partner by 42% compared to 35%.

Conservative voters also preferred to work with the Lib Dems instead of Ukip by 47% to 40%.

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David Cameron is more popular than Ed Miliband as Prime Minister. Credit: PA

David Cameron is seen as a better Prime Minister than Ed Miliband among voters in key marginal seats, according to a new ITV News/ComRes poll.

This is despite the survey suggesting a hefty 11-point lead for Labour over the Conservatives in the battleground constituencies.

Close to half of voters (46%) said they would prefer Mr Cameron to remain as Prime Minister, against 33% who said they would prefer Mr Miliband.

ComRes interviewed a representative sample of 1,000 adults living in the 40 most marginal constituencies where the Conservatives and Labour shared first and second place between them at the last General Election in 2010.